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    Configure Auto Discovery

    Before running backup jobs in AvePoint Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365, you must register the objects below that you want to protect in the Auto Discovery of AvePoint Online Services.

    • Exchange Online mailboxes

    • OneDrive accounts

    • SharePoint Online site collections

    • Microsoft 365 Groups/Microsoft Teams/Viva Engage community

    • Project Online site collections

    • Exchange Online public folders (For subscriptions with Multi-Geo enabled, the public folders can only be protected in the Central AOS Location)

    • Microsoft 365 users

    • Power BI workspaces

    • Power Automate flows

    • Power Apps (standard Canvas apps and component libraries)

    To increase security for your Microsoft 365 tenant and avoid throttling, the new Auto discovery scan profile created after June 2023 release will use app profile authentication to scan and register the objects above.

    The backup services in Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 support the following app profiles:

    NOTE

    If you do not have service apps configured, the Auto Discovery scan jobs and Cloud Backup jobs will use the default Microsoft 365 app or the custom Azure app with the required permissions.

    Backup ServiceService App
    (Modern Mode)    		Default App
    (Classic Mode)    		Custom App
    (Custom Mode)
    SharePoint OnlineCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (SharePoint Online)
    Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions)
    Cloud Backup Express    		Microsoft 365 (All permissions)Azure App
    OneDriveCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (SharePoint Online)
    Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions)
    Cloud Backup Express    		Microsoft 365 App (All permissions)Azure App
    Project OnlineCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (SharePoint Online)
    Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions)    		Microsoft 365 App (All permissions)Azure App
    Exchange OnlineCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online)
    Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions)
    Cloud Backup Express    		Microsoft 365 App (All permissions)Azure App
    Public FoldersCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online)
    Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions)    		Microsoft 365 App (All permissions)Azure App
    Microsoft 365 GroupsCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions)
    Cloud Backup Express    		Microsoft 365 App (All permissions)Azure App
    TeamsCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions)
    Cloud Backup Express    		Microsoft 365 App (All permissions)Azure App
    Teams ChatCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions)×Azure App
    Viva EngageCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions) and Viva Engage AppMicrosoft 365 App (All permissions) and Viva Engage AppCustom Azure app with delegated permissions
    Power BICloud Backup for Microsoft 365 delegated appDelegated App×
    Power AutomateCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 delegated appDelegated App×
    Power AppsCloud Backup for Microsoft 365 delegated appDelegated App×